Move It!

In class, we did an activity called "Move it!" to help students summarize and remember the story Boss of the Plains.  They really enjoyed it and wanted another opportunity to "perform."  I told them I would paste the summary and actions on the blog.  This way, you can read it to them and they can perform the actions for you. :)

Everyone wore different hats (action) because of the weather (action).

John made hats (action) in the East (action) while everyone went West (action).  John was bored (action).

John got sick (action) so he decided to go West (action) to look for gold (action).

Finally, John felt better (action) because of the open air.  John told his friends that he could make a tent (action) out of rabbit’s fur.

John used his skills (action) to make felt.  They could finally sleep in warm tents (action) while they dug for gold (action).

John made a hat with a wide brim (action) and tall crown (action) to keep the sun out of his eyes (action) and rain off his back (action).  A man bought one for $5 (action).  After awhile, he decided to move back East (action) and make hats (action) again.

He wanted to be different so he decided to make his hat (action) and named it Boss of the Plains.

Orders for the new hat (action) poured in from the West (action).

The hat (action) could be used in many different (action) ways.

John became famous (action) for his hat (action).